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Matildas squad for Europe announced

Westfield Matildas Head Coach Hesterine de Reus today announced her 20-player squad for the upcoming European Tour.

Westfield Matildas Head Coach Hesterine de Reus today announced her 20-player squad for the upcoming European Tour.

While the bulk of the squad has been taken from the team that took on New Zealand in last week-s two match Centenary series in Canberra, de Reus has brought in US based trio Lisa de Vanna, Caitlin Foord and Kyah Simon who missed the recent trans-Tasman series due to their club commitments in the NWSL (National Women-s Soccer League).

Also joining the squad is Swedish based goalkeeper Lydia Williams who makes her long awaited return to the side following a year out with injury.

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Following Australia-s clean sweep of the two match series against New Zealand de Reus was pleased with the progress the squad has made in their first real test since taking over in December.

“The results against New Zealand were very promising. New Zealand currently have a very good squad which you can see in their draw against Japan this week so to register two wins against them is very pleasing.”

“I am happy with how we are progressing. Our organisation is getting better and the team is starting to become more familiar with their positions and the structure.

“It will be good to have a new challenge against some very experienced European teams and continue to work on the development of our philosophy and style.

“We have some new players coming in for the tour including Lisa de Vanna, Kyah Simon and Caitlin Foord so it will be good to see how they work into our structure.

"It is great to have Lydia Williams back in the squad; she brings a lot of experience to the team and will be great competition for Brianna (Davey) who had two fantastic games in goal against New Zealand and is really growing in confidence.”